Suspect flees on foot after abandoning vehicle in Columbus


Police are searching for a young male suspect who fled on foot from officers near Champion Avenue and Fair Avenue after possibly abandoning a vehicle. The suspect is described as a tall, skinny Black male wearing black sweatpants, a black hoodie with a red shirt underneath, and short braids. The suspect was last seen running through yards, and there are conflicting witness reports about his direction of travel. One person at the scene requires only superficial medical attention.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide
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Transcript:
Chopper D to start for the area of Champion and Fair. Looking for a male... Usually air champion in Madison. A younger male wearing black pants, black hoodie with a red shirt underneath his hoodie, short braids, tallish and skinny, took off from a 45. Also possibly pitched a 33 somewhere I didn't have eyes on for quite a bit. I chopper, I copy Champion, Western Cross Street. Madison, sir. Let's get another one over at Fair in 21st, Fair Ohio, and Fair and Fair and Champion. Is that going to cover our area where the cars located? We probably need cars south of there as well. 121 is heading west just north of suspect running so we never saw him come north or west from Ohio we'll make all those on oak then 21st in oak Ohio and oak can't be in oak and let's go east of east of and we're here at Sherman's there covering east of all right choppers over here to give you description Last note, direction of travel, and last zone location we'll be saw him. Black hoodie, red shirt under that black sweat pants, about 510, then built. Last scene and is direction of travel, please. Chauber, he was last seen near Lake Alley and South Champion. We have an unknown direction of travel. I saw him running. South through some yards, but we also have witnesses to say you turn northbound. Keeps into the medic and it's superficial, please just need one medic. I copy. One four zero. One four zero. Working on a five one to the jack on following car one, two, two. Where is that 45? 6.1. The engine 29 was checking them out. They took off on them. We got them over. I copy. Do we have a direction?
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Location mentioned:
S Champion Ave & Fair Ave, Columbus, OH 43205
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